Overview

As the human population grows, the utilization and exploitation of natural resources increase. There is a need for sustainable management of natural resources. Management of natural resources requires understanding the forces that shape the physical environment upon which humans depend. Geography and natural resource management integrate physical, social, biological sciences, and humanities. Knowledge of geography and natural resource management will give students an in-depth understanding of human interaction with each other and their environment, both natural and built.

The department of Geography and Natural Resources Management offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The programmes aim at creating human power able to meaningfully participate in development activities including the planning of natural resource use and management.  Moreover, the graduates are expected to have knowledge and understanding of the earth in its entirety including the lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and utilization of natural resources, and who are capable of further in-depth studies/research in their respective areas of specialization.

Our vision:

To be a center of excellence in the teaching, outreach, and research in order to ensure sustainable spatial systems. 

Our mission:

To offer professional, practical, and solution-oriented training on geography and natural resources management with a focus on sustainable natural resources exploitation, conservation, and management.

Core Values:

Relevance: The Department is committed to ensuring relevance in its programs and activities. 

Excellence: Excellence shall be targeted in the outputs of the Department.  

Equity: The Department shall ensure that there is equity in all the opportunities within its jurisdiction.

Quality: All outputs and processes of the Department shall ensure that quality is maintained. 

Integrity: The Department shall ensure integrity in all their undertaking.

Service Charter:

The department of Geography and Natural Resources Management is designed to provide efficient and effective service. The student is the focal point of all the major activities of the Department. We provide the following services: 

• Training students for various degrees
• We undertake collaborative research
• We provide a repository for knowledge
• We provide a courteous, friendly, and informative service within the Department and in all dealings with all customers.

Quality Objectives

• To ensure that students get practical-oriented training by organizing at least 5 practicals or one field trip for each course offered every semester.
• To organize and manage industrial attachment for at least 35 fourth-year students in relevant institutions every year.
• To graduate at least 35 undergraduate students and at least 5 postgraduate students each year who can integrate theory and practice to enhance natural resources management.
• To ensure that each academic member of staff publishes at least one article in a peer-reviewed journal and attends at least one conference/ workshop in relevant teaching areas per year so as to strengthen research and innovation.
• To attract at least undergraduate 35 students and at least 10 postgraduate students each year.
• To provide training to at least 50 students of Bachelor of Education who takes Geography as a second Teaching Subject.